Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAre critical minerals over-hyped?
A lot of people are calling critical minerals a major opportunity for Canada, but we explain why their real benefit may be more strategic than econom…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Wealthy Barber is back
Season 7 Episode 10
When David Chilton self-published The Wealthy Barber in 1989, it turned into a personal finance phenomenon. Paul Haavardsrud talks with him about the…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
How AI could turn pricing into a moving target
Season 7 Episode 9
If it feels like the price of everything from flights to juice boxes never stay put — you're not wrong. And artificial intelligence could make those …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Artificial Intelligence the mother of all bubbles?
Season 7 Episode 8
AI has all the ingredients needed for a bubble. So if it pops, could it put us all at risk? We also revisit a Halloween favourite about buying and se…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
What's creative destruction? Buckle up. We're living through it
Season 7 Episode 7
Creative destruction is a way of explaining how new ideas destroy the old in an economy. In an ideal world, these changes make us all healthier and w…
7 months ago
Why do booze-free drinks cost nearly as much as the real thing? (And other mysteries solved!)
Season 7 Episode 6
This week, we answer some of your burning questions about the economy. Like, why does Canada import stuff that we produce here? Should you pay in CAD…
7 months, 1 week ago
If the U.S. is remaking the rules, where does that leave Canada?
Season 7 Episode 5
The post-WWII rules-based order has been good to Canada. International trade agreements and cooperation have brought peace and prosperity. But with T…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
How YouTube ate the world
More people listen to music on YouTube than Spotify. It's the world's biggest podcast platform and it's worth twice as much as Disney. So what does i…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
He was told he’d won a cash prize, and he sued to get it (via See You in Court)
Today we’ve got a little bonus for you: the latest episode of a new CBC podcast called “See You In Court,” in which host Falen Johnson revisits the l…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Ireland supercharged its economy by slashing taxes. Should Canada do the same?
Season 7 Episode 3
More than two decades ago, Ireland radically cut corporate taxes and produced an "economic miracle." Now some say Canada should look to the Emerald I…
8 months ago